Biography.guide
Home › People › Swimmer › Choi Soo-min
Portrait of Choi Soo-min

Choi Soo-min

b. 1981

South Korean swimmer

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Choi Soo-min

Born 1981. Choi Soo-min is a South Korean swimmer.

Choi Soo-min (; born April 12, 1981) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. She won a bronze medal, as a 17-year-old, at the 1998 Asian Games, and later represented South Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Choi made her own swimming history at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, where she captured a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at 1:03.37, finishing behind Japanese duo Mai Nakamura and Tomoko Hagiwara by more than a full body length.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Choi swam only in the women's 200 m backstroke. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 2:15.71 from the Asian Championships in Busan. She challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Hagiwara, Australia's top favorite Clementine Stoney, and Romania's Diana Mocanu, who later dominated the backstroke double at these Games. Racing against some of the toughest swimmers in her heat, Choi struggled to keep up her pace on the outside lane, and eventually rounded out the field to last place in a time of 2:26.42, the slowest of the event's heats. Choi failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-fifth overall in the prelims.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality

People in Choi Soo-min's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Choi Soo-min's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Choi Soo-min?

South Korean swimmer

When was Choi Soo-min born?

Choi Soo-min was born on 12 April 1981 in Seoul.

What is Choi Soo-min's occupation?

Choi Soo-min is a swimmer.

What nationality is Choi Soo-min?

Choi Soo-min is South Korean.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Choi Soo-min

· Wikidata: Q16203479

· DBpedia: Choi Soo-min

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Choi Soo-min. https://biography.guide/choi-soo-min/

MLA: "Choi Soo-min." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/choi-soo-min/.

Chicago: "Choi Soo-min." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/choi-soo-min/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:10 UTC